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Population density: compare countries

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Population density by country

Annual, People per square kilometre

Source: World Bank

Population density: latest observations by country
Date	Iceland	Japan
Dec 31, 2001	2.8	348.8
Dec 31, 2002	2.9	349.6
Dec 31, 2003	2.9	350.4
Dec 31, 2004	2.9	350.5
Dec 31, 2005	3.0	350.5
Dec 31, 2006	3.0	350.8
Dec 31, 2007	3.1	351.2
Dec 31, 2008	3.2	351.3
Dec 31, 2009	3.2	351.3
Dec 31, 2010	3.2	351.4
Dec 31, 2011	3.2	350.7
Dec 31, 2012	3.2	350.1
Dec 31, 2013	3.2	349.6
Dec 31, 2014	3.3	349.2
Dec 31, 2015	3.3	348.8
Dec 31, 2016	3.3	348.6
Dec 31, 2017	3.4	348.3
Dec 31, 2018	3.5	347.9
Dec 31, 2019	3.6	347.4
Dec 31, 2020	3.6	346.4
Dec 31, 2021	3.7	344.8
Dec 31, 2022	3.8	343.3
Dec 31, 2023	3.8	341.6
Dec 31, 2024	3.8	340.1